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America’s Secret Service Ace

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America’s Secret Service Ace, with Tom Krabacher and Kurt Shoemaker

Pulp collectors Tom Krabacher and Kurt Shoemaker profile Operator #5, America’s Secret Service Ace. Popular Publications introduced its Operator #5 pulp magazine 90 years ago, in April 1934. This presentation was recorded on Friday, Aug. 2, at PulpFest 2024 in Pittsburgh.

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March 27-29, 2026: Windy City Pulp and Paperback Convention, Lombard, Ill.

June 12-13, 2026: Robert E. Howard Days, Cross Plains, Texas

July 30-Aug. 2, 2026: PulpFest 2026, including Doc Con, FarmerCon, and Shadow Con, Pittsburgh, Pa.

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